Poker Creek–Little Gold Creek Border Crossing Explained

Poker Creek–Little Gold Creek Border Crossing
Country:United States, Canada
Location:
  • US Port: Top of the World Highway, Poker Creek, AK 99780
  • Canadian Port: Top of the World Highway, Little Gold Creek, Yukon
Coordinates:64.0856°N -141.0013°W
Opened:1971
Blankdetailstitle1:US Phone
Blankdetails1:(703) 921-7750/7751
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Blankdetails3:US Port: Memorial Day to Labor Day (8:00–18:00 AKT)Canadian Port: Friday before Victoria Day to Sept 15 (9:00–19:00 YT)
Website:http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/alcan [1]

The Poker Creek–Little Gold Creek Border Crossing is located on the Top of the World Highway, which connects the communities of Chicken, Alaska and Dawson, Yukon on the Canada–United States border. This crossing is notable for being the northernmost international border crossing in North America.

History

The Top of the World Highway was completed around 1955, but the US performed border inspection services about away in Tok, Alaska until 1971, when it built a log cabin-style inspection station at the border. In 2001, the US and Canada constructed a joint border inspection station, where inspectors from both countries occupy a single facility. A line painted on the floor in the building marks the US-Canada border.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Little Gold Creek Directory of CBSA Offices and Services . 2023-04-16 . cbsa-asfc.ga.
  2. Web site: Joint U.S.-Canada border post dedicated . 2001-08-12 . 2014-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140904011915/http://peninsulaclarion.com/stories/081201/ala_081201ala0060001.shtml . 2014-09-04 . dead .